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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 20, 1931.

Hong Kong.

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No. 166.

Regulations made by the Governor in Council under section 3 (1) (b) of the Tobacco Ordinance, 1916, Ordinance No. 10 of 1916, on the 19th day of March, 1931.

1. The Drawback Regulations published as Government Notification No. 75 of 1929, amended as appears in Government Notifications Nos. 352 and 492 of 1930, are hereby further amended as follows:----

(1) by the substitution for item (c) in regulation I of the following items,-

(e) On tobacco manufactured in Chinese fashion :-

(i) without the addition of oil-

at the rate of 58 cents per lb.

(ii) with the addition of not more than 17 per cent. of oil-

at the rate of 52 cents per lb.

(d) On other manufactured tobacco-

at a rate based upon the duty originally paid on the tobacco used in the manufacture: such rate to be fixed by the Superinten- dent in each case.

2. All the provisions of the regulation relating to rates and payment of drawbacks set forth in Government Notification No. 100 published in the Gazette of the 19th February, 1931, shall apply to the said Drawback Regulations, amended as above men- tioned and as hereby further amended.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

19th March, 1931.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

D. W. TRATMAN,

Clerk of Councils.

No. 167.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

No. 4.

Thursday, 26th February, 1931, at 2.30 p.m.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(Sir WILLIAM PEEL, K.C.M.G., K.B.E.).

The Honourable the Officer Commanding the Troops, (Colonel ROBERT BAXTER

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COUSENS, D.S.0.).

the Colonial Secretary, (Mr. EDWIN RICHARD HALLIFAX, C.M.G., C.B.E.).

the Attorney General, (Mr. CHALONER GRENVILLE ALABASTER, K.C.,

O.B.E.).

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the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, (Mr. ALAN EUSTACE WOOD).